Fire on South Main Street, Akron, 1948

Photograph of firefighters attempting to subdue a fire at the three-story building located at 1075-1079 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio. The building housed Lea Drug Company, Holland Mill Restaurant, business offices, and seven apartments; the fire began in the basement of Holland Mill and caused $40,000 in damage.

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Photograph of firefighters attempting to subdue a fire at the three-story building located at 1075-1079 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio. The building housed Lea Drug Company, Holland Mill Restaurant, business offices, and seven apartments; the fire began in the basement of Holland Mill and caused $40,000 in damage.

This collection includes photographs of Akron and Summit County, Ohio, selected from the archives of the Akron Beacon Journal and contributed through a partnership between the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Images may include crop marks, blacking, opaquing, painting, retouching and other enhancements made prior to publication, including markings that may obscure or revise original elements of the photographs. These markings and enhancements have been left intact intentionally.